Mowmacre Hill Primary School

Mowmacre Hill Primary School is a mixed 3-11 school with approximately 400 children on roll. We serve the Northwest of Leicester City.  The priority area is the Mowmacre Hill council estate and the edge of the Beaumont Leys area. The school is comprised of 8 KS2 classes, 4 KS1 classes and 3 foundation classes offering part time and full-time places.

Mowmacre Hill Primary has high aspirations and is determined to provide the very best opportunities for children.

The school has a close family atmosphere and all adults are part of a hardworking team dedicated to children's needs. We have a dedicated team of teachers and learning support staff working in our classrooms and behaviour/ attendance mentors supporting children across the school.

Our school is a fantastic place to be – we have a dedicated team who support our children, we strive for excellence and are united in providing experiences that will support children in their life-long learning. We encourage all children to have high aspirations – giving them experiences and a voice to aspire to what ever they wish to be. The well-being of our children is equally important to us and we put this at the heart of everything that we do for our pupils and their families. Our well-being team are well known in the community and provide a service that enhances, nurtures and supports our families where and when needed.

We work hard to ensure that our environment is safe and secure but also bright and colourful that reflects the high-quality learning that takes place. We strongly believe that children will achieve their full potential when they also have the support of their parents and local community, therefore as a school we work hard to build these relationships.

Our school values centre around four key areas – ‘Aspiration’, ‘Fortitude’, ‘Unity’, and ‘Innovation.’ We divide all our children into four ‘Houses’ named after these values and we meet regularly, allowing children of all ages across the school to work together on a shared theme. These events encompass all our values providing our children with the skills to communicate, investigate, imagine and to be brave to use their voices to share ideas.

Our values

• Aspiration
• Innovation
• Fortitude
• Unity 

Our Achievements to date

• Rated Ofsted ‘Good’ in 18th June 2019
• 360 online Award.
• Microsoft Showcase School for the past 2 years.
• Silver Arts Mark Award.
• Eco School Green Flag Award
• Mighty Creatives Awards
• National School Wellbeing Award
• Sports in the Community Awards 

‘“At Mowmacre, the staff members are very supportive towards each other therefore we need a headteacher who can fit into the workplace and provide a positive school for all colleagues. We need somebody who is understanding of all children and their backgrounds and somebody who can encourage success and progress for all children.” - Ofsted 

Discovery Schools Academy Trust is dedicated to improving learning and teaching by creating a culture that promotes excellence. The needs of all children are placed at the heart of all decision making regardless of the school they attend. Teaching and learning excellence is shared through learning networks, sharing of ideas and materials as well as leading practitioners between schools. Discovery has developed staff development, talent management and succession planning at the heart of achieving outstanding organisations.

WHAT WE OFFER

• The opportunity of working within a supportive, friendly environment in this well run and respected school
• Amazing children to work with every single day!
• CPD development through attendance at DSAT networks, EPIC Speech and Language Team and EPIC Psychology support and wider external partnership working
• The opportunity to be part of developing a creative curriculum that builds on the best research in cognitive science and curriculum design
• The opportunity for career progressions within the school and through wider opportunities within the Discovery Trust
• Pension Scheme
• Employee benefits such as reduced gym memberships and retail discounts
• Car Parking

Discovery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will also carry out an online search about you for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2022. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion